ORB-8 POST FLIGHT




ORB-8 was recovered in an open pasture 30 miles from launch
 at 117 deg. after going to an altitude of just over 68,000 feet.
 
The wind was very very kind today. We had time for
several cups of coffee while waiting along side the
road for the balloon to go by us. One Oklahoma
Highway Patrol stopped to see if we needed help.
 
The low temp. inside the payload was +38.5 DegF.
The outside temp. maxed out the sensor at -49.5 DegF. 
 
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Harry - KC5TRB - Tulsa
 



Observations from tul on 04/03/2004

TIME

TEMP

DEW POINT

PRES

WIND DIR

WIND SPD

WIND GUST

VIS

CEILING

06:53 GMT

46.0°

39.9°

1020.6 mb

W

5 MPH

 

8 mi

>12000ft

07:53 GMT

45.0°

39.9°

1020.5 mb

NW

3 MPH

 

8 mi

>12000ft

08:53 GMT

45.0°

39.9°

1020.2 mb

N

4 MPH

 

9 mi

>12000ft

09:53 GMT

42.1°

37.9°

1020.5 mb

NNW

4 MPH

 

10 mi

>12000ft

10:53 GMT

42.1°

37.9°

1021.0 mb

CALM

0 MPH

 

9 mi

>12000ft

11:53 GMT

43.0°

39.0°

1021.4 mb

NW

4 MPH

 

9 mi

>12000ft

12:53 GMT

42.1°

39.9°

1021.8 mb

N

4 MPH

 

5 mi

>12000ft

13:53 GMT

48.9°

43.0°

1022.1 mb

NNW

3 MPH

 

6 mi

25000 ft

14:53 GMT

55.9°

45.0°

1022.3 mb

NNW

4 MPH

 

6 mi

25000 ft

15:53 GMT

62.1°

43.0°

1022.5 mb

N

8 MPH

 

9 mi

25000 ft

16:53 GMT

66.0°

32.0°

1022.1 mb

NE

10 MPH

 

350V0 mi

25000 ft

17:53 GMT

66.9°

37.9°

1021.7 mb

NE

9 MPH

16 MPH

10 mi

25000 ft

18:53 GMT

69.1°

30.9°

1021.1 mb

N

10 MPH

19 MPH

10 mi

25000 ft

19:53 GMT

70.0°

28.9°

1020.0 mb

NNE

13 MPH

 

10 mi

25000 ft

20:53 GMT

71.1°

33.1°

1019.4 mb

NNE

11 MPH

21 MPH

10 mi

>12000ft

21:53 GMT

69.1°

36.0°

1019.0 mb

N

17 MPH

 

10 mi

25000 ft

22:53 GMT

70.0°

37.0°

1018.9 mb

NE

12 MPH

 

10 mi

25000 ft

23:53 GMT

66.0°

39.0°

1019.1 mb

N

13 MPH

 

10 mi

25000 ft

00:53 GMT

60.1°

41.0°

1020.0 mb

N

8 MPH

 

10 mi

>12000ft

01:53 GMT

59.0°

39.9°

1020.1 mb

NNE

6 MPH

 

10 mi

>12000ft

02:53 GMT

55.0°

41.0°

1020.6 mb

N

6 MPH

 

10 mi

>12000ft

03:53 GMT

57.0°

37.0°

1021.0 mb

NNE

9 MPH

 

10 mi

>12000ft

04:53 GMT

55.9°

35.1°

1021.0 mb

NNE

10 MPH

 

10 mi

>12000ft

05:53 GMT

51.1°

36.0°

1021.6 mb

N

8 MPH

 

10 mi

>12000ft





Ascent

ALT  FPM
------   ----
 1000' - 840
 5000' - 735
10000' - 837
15000' - 871
20000' - 884
25000' - 817
30000' - 808
35000' - 983
 40000' - 1184
45000' - 806
50000' - 887
55000' - 922
60000' - 943
 68000' - 1073
 

 Descent

ALT   FPM
------   ----
67000' - 4373
65000' - 4157
60000' - 3717
55000' - 3339
50000' - 3131
45000' - 2811
40000' - 2429
35000' - 2236
30000' - 2044
25000' - 1861
20000' - 1753
15000' - 1576
10000' - 1407
 5000' - 1353
 1000' - 1062




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73 de Harry  KC5TRB
Tulsa, Oklahoma


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